Practice Physiography of India: Himalayas, Plains, Plateau, Coasts and Islands – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas:

1. The core of the Himadri is made of granite.

2. The Pir Panjal is the longest and most important range of the Great Himalaya.

3. The Shiwaliks are made of unconsolidated sediments brought down by rivers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (regional division of the Himalayas) with List-II (rivers bounding it):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following relief belts from north to south:

1. Terai

2. Shiwaliks

3. Himachal

4. Bhabar

Select the correct order using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the belts of the Northern Plains:

1. Bhangar is the older alluvium, and its soil contains kankar.

2. Dudhwa National Park lies in the terai region.

3. Streams disappear in the terai and re-emerge in the bhabar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Peninsular Plateau:

1. The Central Highlands lie to the south of the Narmada river.

2. The Chotanagpur plateau is drained by the Damodar river.

3. The Aravali hills extend from Gujarat to Delhi in a south-west to north-east direction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the coastal plains of India:

1. The rivers of the western coastal plain do not form deltas.

2. Kayals (backwaters) are found on the Malabar coast.

3. Chilika lake lies to the south of the Mahanadi delta.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about India's islands:

1. The Lakshadweep islands are made of small coral islands and were renamed Lakshadweep in 1973.

2. Barren Island, India's only active volcano, belongs to the Lakshadweep group.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following stages in the formation of the Himalayas:

1. Sedimentary rocks of the Tethys geosyncline were folded

2. The Indo-Australian plate separated from Gondwana land

3. The plate collided with the Eurasian plate

4. The plate drifted northwards

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about the Himalayan ranges:

1. The Himadri is the most continuous range and contains peaks such as Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga.

2. The Shiwaliks are composed of unconsolidated sediments brought down by rivers.

3. The Kangra and Kullu valleys lie in the Shiwaliks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?